| A | B |
|---|
| ballad | a song that tells a story |
| steel-drivin | using a hammar to pound steel |
| steam drill | a machine that uses steam power to cut through rock |
| locomotive | an engine used to push or pull railroad cars |
| rhythm | a special sound pattern |
| repetition | use the same words over and over again |
| farewell | good-bye |
| personification | giving human characteristics to nonliving things |
| sacredness | beging worthy of respect |
| ecstasy | great feeling of joy |
| quiver | shake |
| balm | to make something feel better |
| rhyme | words that sound alike at the ends of lines in poetry |
| threatened | in danger |
| cruel | mean and unfeeling |
| greed | wanting too much |
| plough | a farm tool used to cut through soil |
| humblest | most simple |
| boast | brag |
| sod | earth; soil |
